Some widgets have options that are only available when you get a premium membership.

We've split the page into zones!

Certain widgets can only be added to certain zones.

"Why," you ask? Because we want profile pages to have freedom of customization, but also to have some consistency. This way, when anyone visits a deviant, they know they can always find the art in the top left, and personal info in the top right.

I love seeing all the people whining about how they hate the new DA logo when that's something that has pretty much zero impact on how you use the site. Save your torches for changes to the actual interface, hmmm?

I've wanted to know how to do lineart in Illustrator for just about ever, so during some down time at work yesterday I looked up a tutorial. Though I've clearly got a long way to go, I'm starting to get the hang of this!

Anyway, here's a colored version of this sketch from months ago. While I'm a little irritated by a few things here (most notably how far apart her eyes are set), it was fun to do something in vector for once. The background and texture were done in Photoshop though.

This is kind of a cute idea, and I apparently joined DeviantArt in 2004, so it's the ten year anniversary for me!

I remember that I joined right at the beginning of college, and the first few devinations were things from one of my old sketchbooks. Though I've always drawn as a hobby, it wasn't until I had my own laptop and scanner that I was able to share things with others. For a time, everything was a scan of traditional art, since I didn't have any serious graphics programs or a tablet.

That all changed in summer of 2006, when I bought myself a graphire 4 tablet and a copy of MangaStudio 3. I finally had a way to make the kind of art I'd always wanted to. Things started off rough and unskilled, and over the last several years they've grown...less terrible, haha.

While I still have quite a ways to go and many, many things to learn, it's been fun keeping a record of my progress here on DA. Because I'm pushing 30 and a sentimental person as it is, I'll continue to use DA in the future as a convenient way to see my growth as an artist over time. It's fun to go back and read the descriptions I put for certain pieces, to remember creating them, to see old comments from friends. It's like a digital time capsule that keeps expanding as I move forward in life.

Sometimes I like to look over previous ideas I've had for stories or comics, and see if I can't update or rework them into something now.

Though I'm not active on DA like some people are, there are some very wonderful folks that I've watched (and/or have watched me) that have been such an inspiration and encouragement. Thanks to all of you!

Normally I'm much more long-winded about things like this, but I'm trying to get ready for a festival tonight in my town and a vacation to Hawaii tomorrow. If you're reading this, I hope you have a wonderful day, every day, for the rest of your life!~